[It was sometimes said that the truth cut the deepest, and those four words of Vincent's cut to the bone.
He deserved them, though. Much as they hurt, carving out a place within him like a breath filled with razor blades, they were the consequence of his actions and his complete disregard for anyone but himself.
The manhandled furniture clattering around didn't so much as produce a jump from Kurama, but that white-hot stare nearly made him avert his eyes. It was almost too much to bear knowing what he had done to Vincent, and that not only was there nothing he could say to make it better, but that if the other teen did wind up leaving, he would have given him a safe place to stay and emotional support only to wrench it all away.
It was a fortunate thing he didn't have to look at himself. Probably, he'd feel the same need to gag if he did.
Nevertheless, he said nothing as Vincent stormed away. He didn't have a right, not when the other teen needed time to himself to process and decide what he wanted to do. Kurama needed to respect that. He especially needed to respect that as he hadn't respected anything else. But after the other boy had left the room and he was tasked with finishing with the cleanup of the kitchen, he did decide something.
Vincent didn't have another home to go to. Kurama would propose that if it came down to anyone leaving at all...the one to go should be him.]
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He deserved them, though. Much as they hurt, carving out a place within him like a breath filled with razor blades, they were the consequence of his actions and his complete disregard for anyone but himself.
The manhandled furniture clattering around didn't so much as produce a jump from Kurama, but that white-hot stare nearly made him avert his eyes. It was almost too much to bear knowing what he had done to Vincent, and that not only was there nothing he could say to make it better, but that if the other teen did wind up leaving, he would have given him a safe place to stay and emotional support only to wrench it all away.
It was a fortunate thing he didn't have to look at himself. Probably, he'd feel the same need to gag if he did.
Nevertheless, he said nothing as Vincent stormed away. He didn't have a right, not when the other teen needed time to himself to process and decide what he wanted to do. Kurama needed to respect that. He especially needed to respect that as he hadn't respected anything else. But after the other boy had left the room and he was tasked with finishing with the cleanup of the kitchen, he did decide something.
Vincent didn't have another home to go to. Kurama would propose that if it came down to anyone leaving at all...the one to go should be him.]